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How to sign: put an end to a state or an activity
"Quit teasing your little brother";
Similiar / Same: discontinue, cease, quit, stop, give up
Within this category: break, call it quits, cheese, drop, leave off, pull the plug, retire, shut off, sign off
How to sign: the act of laying off an employee or a work force
Categories: closedown, closing, closure, shutdown
How to sign: dismiss, usually for economic reasons
"She was laid off together with hundreds of other workers when the company downsized";
Similiar / Same: furlough
Categories: can, dismiss, fire, force out, give notice, give the axe, give the sack, sack, send away, terminate
